cat person; cat lover
Refers to someone who prefers cats over dogs, often used in the context of the 'cat person vs. dog person' dichotomy.
私は犬派ではなく猫派です。
I'm a cat person, not a dog person.
猫派の友達と猫カフェに行った。
I went to a cat café with my cat-loving friend.
Standard kanji spelling for 'cat person'.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling, sometimes used for clarity or style.
Compound of 猫 (cat) and 派 (faction, group), literally 'cat faction'. A modern coinage modeled after 犬派.